Rail-tie connection



April 1929. w. A. HUNT RAIL TIE commcuou Filed 001;. 2, 1 928 granule c WAf/ani Patented Apr. 1929.

; WILLIAMFA. Hour, lOE-HOLDEN; WEST VIRGINIA.

I Berri-tern oonivncrron.

Application filed. October 2, 1928. SeriaLNo, 309,757.

This invention'relatesito a rail tie connection which can be used forlay ng permanent track where the latter isconnected to temporary track and which can also be used for laying temporary track.

7 One object of my invention is to facilitate the advancing of the track, for example,ln

a mine,.when the track is extended onlya short distance at a time.

Another object of my invention is topic vide means for clamping together the permanent track and the temporary traclniwhere they meet, in a quick and sure 1nanner,.wh1cl1 meanscan also be used for securing the temporary track in position beyond the perma nent track.

I attain my object by providingin combination with a railtie, a fixed abutment against which the'base of the rail of the temporary track is held, and a reversible member adapted to hold the ball portion of the temporary rail or to fasten the permanent track to the tie when the rail of the latter track holds the ball portion of the rail of the temporary track.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrat ing a preferred embodiment of my invention,

' two jaws Sand 9. y g Referring particularly to Fig. 1, the ra l Fig. 1 shows my rail tie connection when the rails of the permanent and temporary tracks are clamped together,

Fig. 2 shows my rail tie connection when the rail of the temporary track is clamped in position beyond the permanent track.

Coming now to a description of my invention, rail ti es 1 have secured to them angular abutmentsQ by means of rivets 3. Reversible clips 4 are rotatably secured to ties 1 by means of rivets 5. This arrangement permits the clips 4: to be turned around so that they can be used in two different ways, as shown by Figs. 1 and 2.

Each of the clips 4 comprises .janinclined clamping toe 6 and a jaw member 7 having T of the temporary track clamped between abutment 2 and the rail R of the permanent track, and the rail R is clamped be tween the clip 1 and the rail T. In this i11- stance, the base 10 of rail T is held against abutment 2, and the ball portion 11 of rail T is held between the ball portion 12 and base 13 of rail R.

To loosen thisconnection all that is nec'essary is to tap the clip a at 7. This will cause the clip to swing around on rivet 5. Now

' produces a bad track.

rail T ma'y be advanced by sliding it along. When rail T has been advanced sufliciently,

it may be clampedto rail R again in a new position with r'espectto the latter.. The

clamping is done by tapping clip 4 at? so that clampingtoe 6 engages base 13.'

When my railtie connection is used witl only the temporarytrack, as shown in Fig.

'2, the clip is turned around so that its jaws embrace the ball portion 11 of rail T; In this case,-the yaw 8 supports the ball portion 11 and the aw; 9 holds it down against jaw 8.

To unfasten this connection all that is necessary is to tap toe 6, and the clip will then swing out of engagement with the ball portion 11. Thelrail can now beladvanced, after which it is'clamped' again between' clip 4 and abutment 2. f f

This invention isparticularly useful in mines where it isnecessary to bring the mine car close up to the working face at the end of the tunnel. As the working face is advanced, the track must be advanced. l-Ieretofore it was customary to add short pieces of traclr in order to bring the same up to the worklng face. This method is very slow and With my invention it is possible to use a single size rail throughout. When the dis tance between theend of the permanent track and the working face of the tunnel isless than the length of a rail, the-latter is laid on its i side, as shown in Fig. 1,7and advanced up to the working surface. Where the temporary track and pern'lanent track overlap they are clamped together, in Fig. 1. The rim 16 t of the mine car wheel rests on the ball 12 of the rail. R when the car is over the permanent I track. As the car comes over the temporary track, the flange 14- of the car wheel will rest on the neck 15 of rail T. In this manner the car is advanced up to the working face supported on the temporary track.

As explained above when the working face is advanced, the temporary rails are moved up accordingly. The rail tie connection is easily manipulated so that the method of advancing the track is made simple and expeditious.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the appended claims.

Having thus described my'invention, what I claim is 1. In a device of the kind described, arail 2. In a device of the kind described, a rail tie, a rotatable clip, a rail in vertical position clamped on one side against said t-ie said" clip, a fixed abutment on said tie on theiother side ofs'aid rail, and a secon'drail inhorizon I tal posltionhavin'g its base abuttlngonsaid abutment andlts ball portion held between the ball. portion 'an'd ba se' of said firsft meir' tioned rail.

3. In a device of the kind described,a rail 'tie,'a n abutment fixed'o'nsaid tie, and a clip pivoted on said tieand comprising'two parts, one or said parts being adapted toengage the ball portion, of a rail inhorizontal position andhold the railfaga'inst saidabutment and the other of said parts bein'gadapted to clamp over the base of a vertical rail. I

r 4:. In a device of the kind described, a rail pivoted on said tie 'andadapted to engagethe ball portion of a'rail in horizontal position and hold the rail against said abutment.

tie, an abutment fixed on said tie, a clip piv- 'oted on said tie and adapted to hold a rail in horizontal position against said abutment, a jaw on said member adapted to support the ball portion of said rail, and a second 1' aw on said member adapted to hold said ball portion against said first-mentioned jaw.

'6. Ina device of the kind described, a rail tie, an abutmentfixed on said tie, and a clip pivoted on said tie having jaws adapted to receive the ball portion of arai'l laid on its side with its base against said abutment.

7 L A rail clip comprising an inclined clamping toe on one side and jaws on the other 'oted clip having an inclined clamping toe at pne s de of lIQPlVOt and awsat the other side, the arrangement being such that the V jaws may be'turned toward said abutment to 7 receive the ball portion 'ofa rail laid on its tie, an abutment fixed on said tie, and a clip side with its base against said abutment, or the clamping toe maybe swung over the base of a verticalrail liavlng' a horizontal rail I I I iwjedge'd between it. 'andsaid abutment; In adevice ofthekind described, a rail i o I WILLIAM h HUNT.

' ide' adapted to 'recei.ve the ball portion of a V rail'laid on'its sidel I 

